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that's the way it is; such is life

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to get angry

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child

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worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid

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one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances

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father

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no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

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(cow's) milk

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to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

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um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

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bump; lump; protuberance; swelling

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tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery

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huh?; what's up?

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why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

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astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum

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between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea

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small teapot

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to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

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ha ha ha; hee hee hee

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you

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nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

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to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think

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grandpa; granddad

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yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

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now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

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similar to; like

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to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

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I; me; you; manservant

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moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)

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to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)

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disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

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to show; to display

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white

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grandma; grandmother

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to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry

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hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

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so much; so; like that

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I; me

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only daughter

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congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

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to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that

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wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

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Buddhist mortuary tablet

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hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

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treating (someone) like an object

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to become a wandering ghost; to appear as a spirit

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towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

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mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

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to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

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just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

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